SBI

APRIL 25, 2011

Guest Post By Dan McDade, CEO & President, PointClear. The lead farm—it may not sound very sexy at first hearing, but its function and resources are critical success factors in overcoming challenges that prevent B2B sales and marketing groups from operating at peak efficiency and delivering full revenue potential.

Harvest 63

Harvest Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 63

Jonathan Farrington

JUNE 12, 2013

For a group of people to remain consciously competent at optimum performance levels, they require frequent injections of stimulation, motivational guidance, prompting and directing, otherwise they can easily lapse into becoming unconsciously competent or worse, unconsciously incompetent.

PointClear 42

PointClear Forecasting Construction Loyalty 42

Pointclear

JUNE 28, 2018

In addition to analyzing the actual cost of a qualified lead (not just the cost to generate a raw lead), you should also carefully measure the progression of leads through the sales process. You are probably saying to yourself right now: “We do that” or “That is what I pay sales managers to do.”

Sales Qualified Lead 113

Sales Qualified Lead Revenue Lead Rank Cost per Lead 113

Jonathan Farrington

APRIL 25, 2012

He has focused on sales issues for a decade and currently writes a column for Inc.com where he hosts the world’s most visited blog, with an impressive 2.9 He communicates with hundreds and hundreds of salespeople and sales managers and is passionate in his views as to what’s hot and what’s not. million visitors in March.

Inside Sales 43

Inside Sales PointClear Face-to-face Outside Sales 43

Pointclear

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Selling is hard enough for people with the DNA to succeed; it’s nearly impossible for people who lack those qualities, said my latest guest on PowerViews, Dave Stein, CEO and founder of ES Research Group Inc., which assists sales trainers in selecting the appropriate providers. Blog: www.esresearch.com/blog.

Hiring 230

Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Social Selling Video 230

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

As companies seek methods of decreasing costs and improving operational efficiencies, technological evolution has made the inclusion of inside sales teams a core component of organizational sales strategies. How much more cost-effective is it for a company to leverage an inside sales team to its fullest?

Inside Sales 40

Inside Sales Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring 40

Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2012

” But in a recent post on the Sales Lead Management Group on LinkedIn, Kevin McArdle, the regional sales manager for Eloqua (Chicago), advocated that sales departments should take over lead gen and he makes the following points: Sales departments are responsible for revenue. Sean Callahan.

Lead Generation 172

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 172

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. So, What’s a Sales Manager to Do?

Forecasting 124

Forecasting Sales Forecasts Territories Sales Qualified Lead 124

Pointclear

MARCH 13, 2014

Dave Stein, ES Research Group, How Much Social Selling Should Sales Reps be Doing? Click to start video at this point —Are you a sales rep in the high-tech industry? Dave Stein, CEO and Founder of ES Research Group Inc. which assists sales trainers in selecting the appropriate providers.

Inside Sales 235

Inside Sales Social Selling Outbound Lead Rank 235

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2017

At the Funnel Media Group we believe that AI is the future of sales and marketing operations. Because of this, CRM Radio and the sister program SLMA Radio, have been interviewing executives on the subjects of the marketing and sales uses of Artificial Intelligence.

InsideSales 113

InsideSales Inside Sales Revenue Webinar Metrics 113

Pointclear

DECEMBER 20, 2011

B2B marketing and sales strategies and tactics. Return on marketing and sales investment. Revenue performance management. Sales lead management. Sales management. Angela DeFinis , Founder, DeFinis Communications Create Performance Combustion to Get the Sale. Outsourcing lead generation.

Outsourcing Services 169

Outsourcing Services Social Media Marketing Lead Generation 169

Pointclear

JULY 26, 2016

Maybe they are small in number, and they are secretive, because who wants to empower competitors when the solution to increasing sales is so simple? There is a requirement for enlightened sales managers who have control over their salespeople. It really is simpler than you think, but you have to think and act to make it happen.

Marketing 100

Marketing Lead Generation Top of Funnel Funnel 100

Pointclear

MAY 15, 2012

Marketing managers regularly ask me how to predict the number of leads (really raw inquiries) needed to achieve quota (I wish more sales managers would also ask). Quota dollars / average sales price / buying percentage (45%) ii / close ratio (your market share) = inquiries needed to make quota. ii Called the Rule of 45.

Quota 165

Quota Telemarketing Sales Qualified Lead Follow-up 165

Pointclear

DECEMBER 8, 2016

One of the best responses to this question that I have seen is from a somewhat dated (2015) article in Eyes On Sales in which the author asks: “How many callbacks do you get if you DON'T leave a voicemail?”. The following is from my favorite author (“New Sales. and “Sales Management. Simplified.”

Account Based Marketing 100

Account Based Marketing B2B Call-back Marketing 100

Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2012

I find this to be an interesting tension point—marketing providing more leads while sales is saying I don’t like these leads. For decades now, sales management has put in sales processes and systems to standardize how sales reps manage leads and close deals with prospects.

Sales Process 194

Sales Process Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Buyer 194

Pointclear

MARCH 24, 2015

They tend to fall into one of two groups: Peers and Experts. Mike is a consultant, sales coach, speaker and author on a mission to simplify sales and his specialties are New Business Development and Sales Management. These are the folks who conspire to tell you that prospecting doesn’t work. About Mike Weinberg.

Handbook 100

Handbook Prospecting Outbound Inbound 100

Pointclear

JUNE 12, 2018

The sales manager has only a few weeks to make his or her first-half numbers and if they’re behind, he or she is not sleeping. Also, getting a new sales manager at mid-year won’t have an impact until the following year. The outside group will always, always be more productive.

Forecasting 113

Forecasting Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead Discount 113

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

.” As a modern digital magazine, Sales POP! Our content is aimed at empowering sales leaders, sales management, sales professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of success. Because every sale starts with a connection. Sales Management Blog. Sales Gravy. Connect2Sell.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98

Pointclear

JUNE 15, 2018

Integrated, multi-media campaigns directed toward focused audience groups work best. Having to report is not part of sales people’s nature. And, indeed, the three C’s are responsible for most sales accountability ills. Single media campaigns waste an enormous amount of money. They feel threatened on all three Cs.

Revenue 113

Revenue Forecasting Commission Telecommunications 113

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I am pleased to have as my guest today Bob Kelly, the Chairman of The Sales Management Association. SMA promotes professional development, peer networking, best-practice research and thought leadership among professionals who manage, coach and support sales organizations. LinkedIn Group: Sales Management Association.

Sales Process 165

Sales Process Social Media Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 165